NGT Takes Cognizance Of BBC's Instagram Story, About Foam At Marina Beach, Chennai, Calls For Report [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed the joint Committee of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Municipal Corporation, Chennai and the Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) look into the matter and furnish an action taken report about huge collection of foam at Marina Beach, Chennai. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took cognizance of...

NGT Calls For Report On Plea Alleging Concretisation Around Trees Obstructing Growth And Resulting In Uprooting [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has directed a joint Committee of Divisional Forest Officer, Hisar, Municipal Corporation, Hisar and the State PCB furnish a factual and action taken report within one month. In response to a petition filed alleging that concretization around the trees is obstructing growth and existence of trees, resulting in uprooting of trees during...

Fresh Environmental Clearance Must For Expansion Beyond Limits Approved By Prior EC : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that a fresh Environmental Clearance is necessary for the expansion of a project beyond the limits approved by the prior EC. The Court added that such fresh EC is mandatory, even if the expanded project is within the upper limits prescribed under the Environmental Impact Assessment notification 2006.In this case (Keystone Realtors Pvt. Ltd. v. Shri Anil V...

NGT Gives Last Chance To Bihar Pollution Control Board To Submit Report On Air Pollution [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal by way of last chance has directed Bihar State Pollution Control Board to submit it's report in regards to Air pollution caused due to fly ash dump set up by thermal power plant at Village Kanti Nagar, District Muzaffarpur or the Member Secretary would be either imprisoned or arrest warrants will be issued for appearance. A bench led by Chairperson...

Air Pollution : HC Asks Delhi Govt To Submit Action Plan To Special Task Force

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government to submit an action plan to the Special Task Force working under the supervision of the Supreme Court, stating the steps taken to deal with encroachments on forest lands. Hearing a suo motu matter on the air pollution in Delhi, the Division Bench of Justice Sistani and Justice Bhambhani, asked the Delhi Together e to...

Ensure That Political Parties Don't Use Plastic Banners/Hoardings During Elections : NGT To EC [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed Election Commission of India, Chief Electoral Officers of all States, Union Territories and Central Pollution Control Board to monitor the advisories issued to political parties asking them to avoid use of plastic during elections particularly banner/hoardings. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel while hearing an...

NGT Calls For Report On Garbage Dumping Near Najafgarh Drain Affecting Local Residents And Nearby School Children [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and SDM, Dwarka to submit a factual and action tale report on report, on a complaint alleging dumping of garbage and sewage by hawkers as well as vehicles at the land belonging to Irrigation and Flood Department near Najafgarh...

NGT Refuses To Lift Closure Order Passed By UPSPCB Against Polluting Distillery In Ayodhya [Read Order]

National Green Tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed by M/S K.M. Sugar Mills Ltd. (Distillery Division), challenging the direction of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) for closing its distillery unit, at Ayodhya and revoking the sanction under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.The unit had approached the court saying that appellant has almost...

File Further Action Taken Report In Case Of Illegal Brick Kilns : NGT Directs UP SPCB [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board to file further action taken and compliance reports on alleged illegal brick kilns operating in District Baghpat, within 50 to 500 meters of village habitations and resulting in Cancer and Asthma to 40 percent inhabitants. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel gave the...

Wind Up If You Cannot Achieve Purpose For Which It Has Been Set Up : NGT To Rajasthan Pollution Control Board

The National Green Tribunal has told the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board to wind up its operations if it is not able to augment manpower to achieve the purpose for which it has been set up. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel while hearing a petition highlighting illegal extraction of groundwater by water mafia for commercial purpose, was told that...

Going Beyond Disaster Preparedness To Disaster Resilience- Role Of Disaster Management Act, 2005

As the 2019 floods in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra revealed, extreme weather events is the 'new 'normal' and causes damage to both life and material assets. The mentioned states are especially vulnerable because they are situated in the Western Ghats, which is considered as an extremely ecologically fragile region. With the protection status of the Ghats in limbo due to vested interests, the damage caused to these areas, especially in Kerala and Karnataka, are all the more pronounced.In...

Install Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations Giving Real Time Data In One Year : NGT To State/UT's [Read Order]

In view of increase in Non Attainment Cities--(From 95 in 2017 to 122 presetly), cities where the Ambient Air Quality, is beyond prescribed norms. The National Green Tribunal has directed the states/Union Territories, to install within one year, assessed Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS), which would be connected to a National Portal, connected to server of Central...